Following the Rules

by Joseph Heath

Book Overview

For centuries, philosophers have been puzzled by the fact that people often respect moral obligations as a matter of principle, setting aside considerations of self-interest. In more recent years, social scientists have been puzzled by the more general phenomenon of rule-following, the fact that people often abide by social norms even when doing so produces undesirable consequences. Experimental game theorists have demonstrated conclusively that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195370295
• ISBN13: 9780195370294
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.